Isaac Newton was an English polymath who worked in many areas, such as math, physics, astronomy, alchemy, theology, writing, and inventing. His work c.

General relativity helps explain the lack of planets around tight binary stars by driving orbital resonances that eject or destroy close-in worlds. This process naturally creates a “desert” of ...

An international team of astronomers has discovered a distant planetary system that challenges long-standing theories of how ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented ...

6 planets will align in a 'planet parade' Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, shortly after sunset. Here's which planets you might see and how to best view them.

A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.

A distant star has just been caught in the act of destroying one of its own worlds, a violent finale astronomers have long ...

Six planets—including Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury—will line up in the sky. Here’s the best time to watch and where to find clear views.

The annular or "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse will happen today, February 17, 2026. This celestial event will get a lot of ...

February holds some spectacular sights in the night and morning sky. See what's happening in the skies over North Texas this ...

A distant star dimmed by 97% for nearly 200 days. Astronomers say giant rings around a brown dwarf or super-Jupiter may explain it.

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a ...